Line 12 (Guangzhou Metro)

Line 12 of the Guangzhou Metro (Chinese: 广州地铁12号线) is a 27.9 km (17.34 mi) fully automated rapid transit line in Guangzhou, China.^[1] It currently operates as 2 separate services, with a western and eastern section. The 9-station western section between Xunfenggang and Guangzhou Gymnasium and the 9-station eastern section between Ersha Island and Higher Education Mega Center South except Chigang opened on 29 June 2025,^[2] while the middle section between Guangzhou Gymnasium and Ersha Island is still under construction.

Line 12
Line 12 train at Xunfenggang station
Overview
Status	In operation
Owner	City of Guangzhou
Locale	Baiyun, Yuexiu, Haizhu and Panyu districts Guangzhou, Guangdong
Termini	Xunfenggang Higher Education Mega Center South
Stations	17 as of 29 June 2025; 8 under construction
Service
Type	Rapid transit
System	Guangzhou Metro
Services	2; East and West
Operator(s)	Guangzhou Metro Corporation
History
Opened	29 June 2025; 49 days ago (2025-06-29)
Technical
Line length	37.6 km (23.36 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 km/h (49.71 mph)
Route map Legend Xunfenggang Stabling Yard (Line 6) Xunfenggang  6  Xunfenggang North Chenxiangsha Island Baisha River Chatou Depot Xizhou  13   13  to Chaoyang Julong  8   8  to Wanshengwei to Jiaoxin Jingguang Railway  24  to Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Connection to Line 24/  22  to Panyu Square Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station  22   24   6   6  to Baiyun Dongping to Huanzhen Xilu Jingguang Railway /  22  to Airport North (Terminal 2)  24  to Guangzhou North Railway Station Tangchong Xinshixu  14   14  to Guangzhou Railway Station to Dongfeng Baiyun Culture Square  2   2  to Guangzhou South Railway Station to Jiahewanggang Guangzhou Gymnasium Jingtai Keziling  11  Inner Circle Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine  11   11  Outer Circle Luhu Lake Guangshen Railway (OSI to  5  Taojin/  5  to Jiaokou to Wenchong ) Jianshe 6th Road  13   13  to Xinsha  1  to Xilang to Guangzhou East Railway Station Martyrs' Park  1   10  to Tianhe Coach Terminal  6  to Xiangxue Donghu  6   10   10  to Xilang Ersha Island Pearl River  28  to Luzhou  3  to Haibang to Tianhe Coach Terminal Chigang Pagoda  28   28  to Songshanhu Chigang  8   8  to Jiaoxin to Wanshengwei  18  to Wanqingsha to Xiancun Connection to Line 8 Chisha North Chisha Depot (Line 11)  11  Inner Circle Connection to Line 11 Chisha  11   11  Outer Circle Guangfo circular IR Beishan  4  to Huangcun Guanzhou River Guanzhou  4  Guanzhou River Higher Education Mega Center North  4  Reserve branch line extension  7  to Yanshan Higher Education Mega Center South  4   7  Higher Education Mega Center South Stabling Yard Future extension Lijiao Stream  7  to Meidi Dadao  4  to Nansha Passenger Port This diagram: view talk edit

History

Construction officially began in November 2018.^[3] The line was originally planned to open for operation in 2023,^[4] but due to the obstruction of the construction progress, it was announced in 2022 that it was expected to be completed in 2024,^[5] which was since deferred to 2025. The initial western and eastern sections were finally opened on 29 June 2025.^[2]

Opening timeline

Segment	Commencement	Length	Station(s)	Name
Xunfenggang — Guangzhou Gymnasium	29 June 2025	27.9 km (17.34 mi)	9	West section
Ersha Island — Higher Education Mega Center South			8	East section
Chigang	To be determined	Infill station	1
Guangzhou Gymnasium — Ersha Island	To be determined	9.7 km (6.03 mi)	7	Middle section

Stations (north to south)

Map of Line 12

Legend

  - Stations under construction

Station №		Station name[6]		Connections	Location
		English	Chinese
1201		Xunfenggang	浔峰岗	6  601	Baiyun
1202		Xunfenggang North	浔峰岗北
1203		Xizhou	西洲	13
1204		Julong	聚龙	8  806
1205		Guangzhou Baiyun Railway Station	广州白云站	22   24  GBA
1206		Tangchong	棠涌
1207		Xinshixu	新市墟	14  1401-5
1208		Baiyun Culture Square	白云文化广场	2  220
1209		Guangzhou Gymnasium	广州体育馆
1210		Jingtai	景泰
1211		Keziling	柯子岭
1212		Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine	中医药大学	11  1112
1213		Luhu Lake	麓湖		Yuexiu
1214		Jianshe 6th Road	建设六马路	Taojin:  5  508  13
1215		Martyrs' Park	烈士陵园	1  111
1216		Donghu	东湖	6  613  10  1010
1217		Ersha Island	二沙岛
1218		Chigang Pagoda	赤岗塔	28	Haizhu
1219		Chigang	赤岗	8  824
1220		Chisha North	赤沙北
1221		Chisha	赤沙	11  1101
1222		Beishan	北山
1223		Guanzhou	官洲	4  420
1224		Higher Education Mega Center North	大学城北	4  419	Panyu
1225		Higher Education Mega Center South	大学城南	4  418  7  709

Rolling stock

Line 12 will use GoA4 fully automated, 6-car type A trains with a maximum speed of 80 km/h.^[7][8]

Notes